Growth strategy update – Optimising for Intimacy (Vol 2)

Yesterday, I went for a long lunch with my friend, author and top podcaster Rob Dix.We talked content strategy, personal brands, and alignment.Rob and I are going through similar

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The Engagement-Based Business Model

From: Olly Richards14th July 2023Hobbitshire: Stranded in a corn field I think the Internet makes people lazy. Doing business is too easy. You can make content for free,

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35 Business Lessons From My Mentors

One of the reasons I enjoy flying planes, is that it’s damn humbling to be a beginner again. With flying, there’s a lot of information to learn. And

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3 Steps To Making Better Strategic Decisions

Do you know what this blog is? It’s therapy to myself. Much of the time, when I choose to write about a given topic, it’s because it’s been

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A Decision Framework For Choosing New Media Properties

From: Olly Richards26th May 2023Hobbitshire: Just discovered a famous founder lives near me!For an online education business, content is the lifeblood.The formula is simple:Teach what you know with

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The Smart Way to Scale from 1-to-1 to Group Coaching (Without Imploding)

From: Olly Richards12th May 2023Hobbitshire (Isn’t it supposed to be Spring already?)When you’re scaling a business...The order in which you do things matters.A lot.A few weeks back, I

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How to Maximise Your Entrepreneurial Value & Income

Some time in 2020, I felt a shift brewing inside me. Perhaps it was pandemic-induced cabin fever. Maybe it was an early mid-life crisis. There I was, plugging

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Building an Audience That Buys: The One Thing You’re Probably Doing Wrong

From: Olly Richards21st April 2023Hobbitshire (feeling the jet lag) Late last year, I was in Marrakesh (Morocco) with a group of entrepreneur friends. The villa was gorgeous… The

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How Much Should You Invest Into Growth? (A Practical Framework)

This post is about the uncomfortable truth that your business will not survive. At least not in its current form. To survive, you have to evolve. My business, StoryLearning,

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Growth Memo – Pep Talk To Myself (Vol 1)

Today’s newsletter is a pep talk to myself.A self-therapy session, if you like.And I really need it…See, I’ve got a bad case of the “6 Month Slump”.In other

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